earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to give directions; to issue instructions
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
of course; certainly; naturally
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
beginning; outset; first; onset
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back