indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be prolonged; to drag on
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
really; truly; indeed; good grief
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
in this way; thus; such; uh...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
impossible to do (although wants to)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?