yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
metre; meter; meter; gauge
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that is to say; so that means
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
danger; peril; hazard; risk
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
successively; one after another
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated