inner-city area; city center
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, 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.)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
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.
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 exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
rowing; paddling (by hand)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely