to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
only; merely; but; no more than
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to entrust; to leave to a person
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that