right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
corridor; hallway; passageway
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
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
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
military forces; hosts; troops
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation