to fan (oneself, flames, etc.) ; to flap (in the wind) ; to instigate; to stir up; to incite; to agitate ; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something) ; to take a photo from a low angle ; to tailgate
almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but ; hardly; barely; scarcely; little ; large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)
to form; to make; to constitute ; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to establish ; to accomplish; to achieve; to win (fame); to gain ; to change (into); to convert ; to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about ; to do intentionally
inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me
indicates word or phrase being defined ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; with ; (not) as much as; (not) so much as ; the fact that; to think that; such a thing as
to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon ; to think (of doing); to plan (to do) ; to judge; to assess; to regard ; to imagine; to suppose; to dream ; to expect; to look forward to ; to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want ; to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love ; to recall; to remember
to notice; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of); to perceive; to sense; to suspect ; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch ; period of time (during, while); duration; interval ; between (two parties or things) ; among (a group) ; relations (between); relationship ; midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground ; due to; because of
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) major ; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on; doing exclusively; sticking to
to read ; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant ; to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine ; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji) ; to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time) ; to count; to estimate ; to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise ; to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into ; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause ; to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate ; to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader) ; to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone) ; to sharpen; to make clear ; to shut; to close ; to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony ; to divide by
there (place relatively near listener) ; there (place just mentioned); that place ; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised) ; you
to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond ; to pass (of time); to elapse ; to have expired; to have ended; to be over ; to exceed; to surpass; to be above ; to be no more than ... ; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...
to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try
role; assignment; responsibility; duty; function; job; service ; position (of responsibility); post; office ; part (in a play, film, etc.); role; character ; scoring combination; hand; yaku; meld
terrible; dreadful ; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific ; to a great extent; vast (in numbers) ; awfully; very; immensely
direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) ; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part ; type; category ; field (of study, etc.) ; indicates one side of a comparison ; way; method; manner; means ; length (of each side of a square)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award ; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply ; to assign ; to cause ; to pass (a variable to a function)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after ; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.) ; to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel ; to drive (e.g. a herd) ; to be pressed (e.g. for time)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ... ; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged ; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set ; to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge ; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch) ; to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo) ; to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
please; kindly; pray; I beg (of you) ; by all means; certainly; of course; (go) ahead; (feel) free (to); (you are) welcome (to); please (help yourself to) ; here you are ; to give
a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible