to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
(some) more; even more; longer; further
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
future (usually near); prospects
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
that is to say; so that means