to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
fine weather; fair weather
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not