to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
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
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
door; gate; opening; title page
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
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
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
how; in what way; by what means
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
had better ...; had better not ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago