to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such; like that; that sort of
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles