previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
grasp; catch; understanding
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
hook (high point of a song); chorus
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
had better ...; had better not ...
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
time; hour; period; class
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth