to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opening and shutting; opening and closing
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
home area; home town; local
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be silent; to say nothing
convenient; handy; useful
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case