play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
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 ...
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
while; during; while; although; all; both