recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to accept; to receive; to agree
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when