to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
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)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
time; season; period; phase; stage
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)