to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
jumping to a wrong conclusion
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
second-hand shop; curio shop
to pick up; to find; to gather
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
pawn; pledge (given as security)
to redeem; to take out of pawn; to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
along the way; along the road
to recall; to remember; to recollect
ago; since; before; previous
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
name; given name; first name
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little