to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
feeling; sense; impression
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
right side; right-hand side
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(some) more; even more; longer; further
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity