to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
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
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
anti-travel sickness (medicine)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(present) head of a family
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
donor; contributor; provider
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
witnessing; observing; sighting
time; season; period; phase; stage
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk