mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
preserved food boiled in soy
at work; in the midst of work; working
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
body; physical system; (the) person
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
vocational school; technical school
this is why; this means; it is the case that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to ask a question; to ask questions