to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
letter; missive; note; mail
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
document; official papers
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
with these words; while saying
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to make a speech; to address
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
clearing one's throat; cough
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that