such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
amount of sugar; sugar content
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
no loss or gain; coming out even
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
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
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
name; given name; first name
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
rival; competitor; competition
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
for this very reason; that is exactly why
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch