to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
way of talking; speaking style
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)