appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
adds force or indicates command
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
image; figure; figure; form; image
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
so; like this; in this way
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how long; how much; to what extent
to attempt; to test; to try out