to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
inter-scholastic athletics competition
second day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
site; point on a map; spot
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
very; extremely; excessively
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat