in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
serious; not joking; straight
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
together; at the same time; same; identical
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
separate; scattered; apart
indicate reason; infers some protest
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident