always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
school; proofreading; proof
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
how; in what way; how about
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
person who is always late; person who is never on time
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
wampee (Clausena lansium)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
close-cropped hair; shaven head
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
called; known as; that; to say
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
player depth (in a team); pool of players
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that