thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
strategy meeting; council of war
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
hair (on the head); (a) hair
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; GATT
to increase; to add to; to augment
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...