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
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
rather; better; instead; if anything
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
telephone call; telephone (device)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
even if; even though; however; no matter how