recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
older sister; lass; young lady
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
silence (not speaking); muteness
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death