first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to beat; to batter; to pummel
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
succession; continuation; series; sequence
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the place for; the time for; the level of
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
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)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk