that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
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
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
really; truly; indeed; good grief
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)