to imitate; to follow; to emulate
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
originally; by nature; from the start