soft tennis (using soft rubber balls instead of hard yellow balls)
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.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be free; to be available
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to discuss; to talk together
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
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
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)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
very important person; VIP
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
notice; attention; observation
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
match; game; bout; contest
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
are you serious?; is that for real?