to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
one more time; once more; once again
white stone; white (go pieces)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
suffix for familiar person
generation; the world; the age
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
court (of law); courtroom