force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
had better ...; had better not ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
time; hour; period; class
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
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to increase; to add to; to augment
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
then; well; so; well then
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to do someone in; to bump someone off