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.
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
all; entire; whole; altogether
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
maintenance; preservation; improvement
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)