to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
parent-teacher association; PTA
board of directors; board of trustees
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
don't you think?; indicates question
to call the roll; to take attendance
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
type of dancing and shouting performed by fans at concerts (usu. idol concerts)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)