to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
failure; mistake; blunder
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
study; research; investigation
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)