pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
door; gate; opening; title page
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
emotional strength; force of will
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)