unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
goosebumps; goose pimples
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
family; members of a family
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
name; given name; first name
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
cooperation; collaboration