ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
people; men and women; each person; everybody
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it is not (like that) either
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
overall victory; championship
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)