to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that's the way it is; such is life
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
chance; opportunity; occasion
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
image; figure; figure; form; image
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
ability; capability; competence; skill
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
motive power; driving force
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)