to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
as (for); for; in the capacity of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
more than usual (usu. time)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
superior; excellent; fine
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
the last moment; the very end
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
pointing out; identification
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
schedule; program; calendar
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
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
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to go into the minutest details