collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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.
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
winter vacation; winter holidays
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...