land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
action of making something; -ification
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
special; particular; peculiar; unique
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
beginning; outset; first; onset
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
really; truly; indeed; good grief
what's what; heads or tails
Japanese flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga); small Japanese flying squirrel; Japanese dwarf flying squirrel
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
time; hour; period; class
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene