to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
festival; feast; carnival
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
summer vacation; summer holiday
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.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that; the matter in question
to recall; to remember; to recollect
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...