what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
other than; excluding; without
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; such is life
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
now that; since; so long as; because
unless one ...; if one does not ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
great hurry; great haste; rush
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
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)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
every year; yearly; annually
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
wheat straw; barley straw
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside