body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
difficult to ...; hard to ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to have meaning; to be meaningful
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
more than usual (usu. time)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way