without cause; without reason
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
all present; all concerned; all of us
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
dry riverbed; river beach
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
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to blame; to find fault with
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
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
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to assemble; to set up; to construct
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate