to carry around; to carry on one's person
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
commuting to school; school commute
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
beginning; outset; first; onset
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
ability; performance; efficiency
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
pupil; student; schoolchild
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)