by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very