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
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
door; gate; opening; title page
apartment with one bedroom and a combined dining room and kitchen
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
here and there; everywhere
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
journal; magazine; periodical
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to remove; to move out of the way
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be silent; to say nothing
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something