considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be silent; to say nothing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
until now; so far; up to the present
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
step; stride; counter for steps
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
existence; possession; having; limited company
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience