to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
all; entire; whole; altogether
magic sword; cursed sword
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
remembrance; recollection; recognition
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person