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.
to sell off; to dispose of
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
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.)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
casting; founding; minting
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation, joining a company); nth year (student, employee, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
recitation; reciting from memory
memory; ability to remember
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
simply; merely; only; solely
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish
tipster (in horse racing, etc.); dopester; tout
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
mental condition; state of mind; mentality