year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bulging (esp. of male genitals under clothing)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
adds force or indicates command
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
in that way; thus; so; so?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...