My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
discovery; detection; finding
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to subsist; to keep on living
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit