life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
perception; sensing; noticing
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
putting into operation; invocation
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
transactions; dealings; business
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
croaking (of a frog); ribbit ribbit
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest