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ashtray

nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to mount; to reach, to go over, to pass; to follow, to stay (on track), to go with (the times, etc.); to take part, to participate, to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived, to be taken in; to be carried, to be spread, to be scattered; to stick, to attach, to take, to go on

last night, yesterday evening; last night, yesterday evening

to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat; to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss; to speak (a language)

to stand (up), to rise, to get to one's feet, to stand on end (e.g. of hairs), to stick up; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.), to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.), to put oneself (in a position or situation), to take up (a position, post, etc.), to position oneself; to leave (to do something); to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.), to leave, to set off, to start; to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.), to pierce; to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.), to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.), to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.), to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.), to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.); to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.), to be become widely known; to stand (for election), to run; to take action, to act, to rise (up), to rouse oneself; to have an erection, to become erect (e.g. of nipples); to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.), to be formed; to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.), to hold up, to hold water, to stand up (e.g. of evidence), to be logical, to be reasonable; to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.), to be maintained, to survive, to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.), to be saved; to start (of a season), to begin; to be held (of a market); to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.), to be shut, to be closed; to be (the result of a division)

chair, seat, stool, bench; post, position, seat, office

to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video), to film, to shoot

to tie, to fasten, to tighten; to wear (necktie, belt), to put on; to total, to sum; to be strict with; to economize, to economise, to cut down on; to salt, to marinate, to pickle, to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.); to strongly press (someone), to crack down on, to keep under strict control

to wash, to cleanse, to rinse; to inquire into, to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep

bath, bathing, bathtub, bathroom; bathhouse, public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

to be, to exist, to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen, to come about; to exist (in a completed state), to be (something unchanged in its current state)

chicken meat; fowl, poultry, bird meat

weak, frail, delicate, tender, unskilled, weak (wine)

small, little, tiny; slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small; low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice); unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial; young, juvenile

to sit (down), to have a seat, to be seated, to kneel (on the floor); to assume (a position), to take on (a duty), to occupy (a post)

heavy, weighty; heavy (feeling), depressed, gloomy, blue, uneasy; slow, sluggish, lumbering, ponderous, clumsy; important (position, responsibility, etc.), serious, grave; serious (punishment, illness, etc.), severe, critical; solid, established, dignified, sensible

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on

blue, azure; green; pale (facial color), gray, grey; unripe, inexperienced

short; brief

greengrocer, fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades