to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to attempt; to test; to try out
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
at least; at most; (even) just
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
difficult to ...; hard to ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another