a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away