older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
two persons; two people; pair; couple
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
decommissioned vehicle; out of service vehicle; deregistered vehicle; unregistered vehicle; deregistering (vehicle); unregistering
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
alone; by oneself; on one's own
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
very much; exceedingly; extremely
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
hello; good day; good afternoon
it's been a long time; long time no see
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful