zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
while; during; while; although; all; both
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
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)