to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
one by one; one after another; successively
makikomi (judo throw); vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight); left-turn accident; right-turn accident
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
remembrance; recollection; recognition
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to have meaning; to be meaningful
number one; first; best; most; game; round
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
no!; no no!; no, not at all
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries