had better ...; had better not ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
really; truly; indeed; good grief
beginning; outset; first; onset
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
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
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
genuine article; real thing; real deal
playing doctor; children examining each other's genitals (often as a role play)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
such; this sort of; like this
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to be able to manage somehow or another
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating