what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
called; known as; that; to say
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
getting back together; being reconciled; returning to normal
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
had better ...; had better not ...
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to comfort; to console; to amuse
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...