only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
2nd day of the month; two days
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message