to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
light; faint; pale; fleeting
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
anything and everything; just about everything
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
number one; first; best; most; game; round
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
though; notwithstanding; although
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
every person; each one; everybody
to look around; to survey
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge