a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
pupil; student; schoolchild
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
small; fine; detailed; stingy
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
putting into operation; invocation
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
had better ...; had better not ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
president (of a society); chairman
in this way; thus; such; uh...