person who is ...; thing that is ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
notebook; account book; register
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be helpful; to be useful
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
stereophonic sound; three-dimensional sound; spatial audio