tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
planning; plan; project; arrangements
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hello; good day; good afternoon
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
magazine; journal; periodical
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
buying a book, magazine because of its cover
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah