to employ; to hire; to charter
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
police officer; policeman; policewoman
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
arrest; apprehension; capture
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise