proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
proposal; offer; request; application
instant; moment; for an instant
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
stairs; stairway; staircase
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
history of the Western world
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
how; in what way; by what means
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
-less; lacking; non-existing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
than; from; out of; except; but; more
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)