what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to shade an account; to add something extra
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
ten; 10; ten years of age
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party