-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
name; given name; first name
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
older sister; elder sister
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of