life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
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.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to put into effect; to put into practice
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way