will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
older sister; elder sister
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
honorific/polite/humble prefix
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
that; the matter in question
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
really; truly; indeed; good grief
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
all; entire; whole; altogether
in succession; one after another
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)