scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
descendant; posterity; offspring
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
convenient; handy; useful
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago