meaning; significance; sense
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to finish reading; to read through
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be silent; to say nothing
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
dozens; scores of; decades
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion