what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
new invention (discovery)
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
good feeling; feeling good
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
while; even though; despite
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)