single word; a few words; brief comment
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
how; in what way; by what means
alone; by oneself; on one's own
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give rein to (imagination)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one more time; once more; once again
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
donor; contributor; provider
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me