to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
it is not (like that) either
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
for example; for instance; e.g.
how; in what way; how about
double take (esp. out of surprise)
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
normalcy; normality; normal
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
and then; and so; and; so then
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
still (continuing); as ever; further
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
wherein; therein; thereinto
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
time; hour; period; class
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
suffix for familiar person
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
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)
ten; 10; ten years of age
alone; by oneself; on one's own
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker