advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
tool; implement; means; furniture
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
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
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
toe; toe (of a golf club)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)