vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
while; during; while; although; all; both
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
I see; that's right; indeed
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to get distracted; to jump off the track
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
please (give me); please (do for me)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
had better ...; had better not ...
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to understand (each other); to comprehend
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task