teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
for a while; for some time; for a period
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
but; however; provided that
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to have (something) innate; to be born with
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
how; in what way; by what means
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!