chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit down; to take a seat
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
to hypnotize; to hypnotise
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to have a talk; to tell a story
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
practical problem; practical matter
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
number of times; frequency; count
doing as one is told; yes-man
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)