I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
so; like this; in this way
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
book; volume; this; present; main; head
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on