daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be silent; to say nothing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
all; entire; whole; altogether
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
lottery; tombola; drawing
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the deceased; the departed
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer