ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
at once; immediately; right now
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
should; must; -able; probably; likely
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
world peace; peace of the world
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
newspaper reporter; print journalist
homecoming; returning home
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
Olympic cauldron; Olympic flame platform
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
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
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
torchbearer (esp. Olympic); flame-bearer