movie; film; motion picture
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
about; on; regarding; per; for every
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how; in what way; how about
don't you think?; indicates question
for example; for instance; e.g.
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well