what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
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?
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
because of; owing to; due to
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
so what!; who gives a damn?
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to frolic about; to mess around