vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
prohibition; inhibition; ban
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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.)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
particularly; only; in the case of
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
in that way; thus; so; so?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...