I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
settlement; solution; resolution
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
already; now; no longer; not any more
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(something) so small; so little; trifling