thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
how many people; a number of people
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
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
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
all; entire; whole; altogether
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be found; to be discovered
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)