to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in that way; thus; so; so?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
how; in what way; by what means
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
maintenance; preservation; improvement
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
number one; first; best; most; game; round
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)