knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
dealing with; coping with
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.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
honorific/polite/humble prefix
scolding; reprimand; lecture
to telephone; to make a phone call
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
normal duties; (one's) regular work
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
all companies; each company
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to push aside; to push one's way through
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible