seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
approximation; having a close resemblance
program (e.g. TV); programme
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
please (give me); please (do for me)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to make merry; to be festive
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer