to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to redeem; to take out of pawn; to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll