to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to fall on one's backside
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
genuine; authentic; true; real
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
wooden pipe; wooden bobbin; woodwind instrument
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that