hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
as (for); for; in the capacity of
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to pick up; to find; to gather
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
please (give me); please (do for me)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
since when; from when; how long
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
that; the matter in question
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner