thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
reason; cause; circumstances
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
work; business; company; study
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
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.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop