to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
home area; home town; local
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?