by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
criticism; critique; review; comment; critical essay
occupation; calling; livelihood
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I see; that's right; indeed
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
general public; the masses
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
while; during; while; although; all; both
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
although I say; although one might say; although called
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
seasoning; flavour; flavor
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once