stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to work hard; to make an effort
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
had better ...; had better not ...
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to manage something successfully; to be successful
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
second day of the month; two days
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)