demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be silent; to say nothing
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
duty; function; office; mission; task
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long