to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
book; volume; this; present; main; head
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to lay the foundation (for)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
study; research; investigation
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
eccentric; crank; oddball
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
the 'be-be-be' sound of a detector going off; clicking with someone; being compatible
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
in that way; thus; so; so?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that