first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
professor; teaching; instruction
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
future (usually near); prospects
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
adds force or indicates command
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.