explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
name; given name; first name
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?