convenient; handy; useful
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
evening meal; dinner; supper
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
time; hour; period; class
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...