to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
society; the world; the times
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
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.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
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
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
suffix for familiar person
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)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
family structure; family composition; family makeup
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
death from disease; death from illness