when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
than; from; out of; except; but; more
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what do you want?; can I help you?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...