year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
important post; important office; key position
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
development; exploitation
circuit diagram; schematic
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
failure; mistake; blunder
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
how; in what way; how about
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
maid; helper; help; assistance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
letter; missive; note; mail
plaintiff group; plaintiffs