this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
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
single word; a few words; brief comment
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
attendance (at school); going to school
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
please (give me); please (do for me)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to feel; to sense; to experience
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
surroundings; environs; circumference
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively