gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
suffix for familiar person
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
popular person; favorite; favourite
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
hating; strongly disliking
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that