-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
time; hour; period; class
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
making (a book, etc.) into a film; adapting for the screen
on the occasion of; at the time of
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
myself; yourself; I; me; you
proper; respectable; decent; honest
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
immediately carrying out (a plan); right away; without delay; immediately
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
loitering on the way; wayside grass
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
then; well; so; well then
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound