to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
two persons; two people; pair; couple
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
while; even though; despite
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
locals; local inhabitants
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
close; intimate; on good terms
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
next term; next period; next version; next release
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken