to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
fire box in traditional Japanese lantern
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be surprised; to be astonished
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
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)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
high-quality goods; choice goods
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
tail (animal); tail end; tip
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of