to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
interception (email); wiretap; bug
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
interview (e.g. for a job)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
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.)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
suffix for familiar person
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to attempt; to test; to try out
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
no!; no no!; no, not at all
listening device; bug; wiretap
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but