to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
beginning; outset; first; onset
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
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?
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
welcome!; nice to see you!
to repeat; to do something over again
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to attempt; to test; to try out
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to throw into; to toss into