to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides) ; to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose ; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to pinch ; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings); to interpose (e.g. an objection); to interject; to throw in (e.g. a joke) ; to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to have between each other; to be across (a street, river, etc.) ; to harbour (feelings); to cast (e.g. doubt)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer ; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow) ; failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between ; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent ; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought) ; to resemble
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy ; to eat; to drink ; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top) ; to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president) ; to get someone to do something
to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in ; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down ; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax) ; to do fully; to do intently; to do sincerely; to do deeply; to feel keenly ; to (reach a state) completely
behind; rear ; after; later ; remainder; the rest ; more (e.g. five more minutes); left ; also; in addition ; descendant; successor; heir ; after one's death ; past; previous
first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else ; probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually ; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably ; anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken ; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless ; cannot; must not; not allowed ; neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game ; no!; stop!
to start; to begin; to commence ; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to draw (a reaction) from ; to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines) ; to make a meld call
as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
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
to mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to have a regard for ; to be an issue; to matter; to create inconvenience ; to keep company; to care for; to look after; to entertain; to pay attention to; to spend time with ; to interfere with; to meddle in ; to tease ; to banish; to prohibit
formation; establishment; materialization; coming into existence ; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); approval; completion; closing; enacting; arrangement ; being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding; applying
thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly
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
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak