I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
item; something that one "just has to have"
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
consequence; outcome; result; blame
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
please; somehow or other; one way or another
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to do someone in; to bump someone off
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
loveable; very likeable; like very much
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not