zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
high-class restaurant; high-end store
adds force or indicates command
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
leader; authority; mainstay
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
unanticipated; unexpected
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to overflow from something full
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
ago; since; before; previous
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on