year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
at least; at most; (even) just
bunch of flowers; bouquet
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
woman; female; feminine gender
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be helpful; to be useful
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
good feeling; feeling good
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)