near; close; beside; third person
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
soldier; combatant; warrior
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
number one; first; best; most; game; round
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
fee; charge; rate; material
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?