behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feeling; sense; impression
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
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.)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how long; how far; how much
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
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
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...