law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
settlement; solution; resolution
to attempt; to test; to try out
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
woman; female; feminine gender
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
simply; merely; only; solely
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
middle of the night; dead of night
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...