scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
time; hour; period; class
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
extremely; very; really; super; so
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
first meeting; first interview with
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
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
shellfish; seashell; shell
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage