center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
here and there; in places
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to attempt; to test; to try out
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to begin; to set about; to start
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to be needed; to be wanted