hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to lose heart; to lose motivation
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
time; hour; period; class
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched