nerve; nerves; sensitivity
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
among these; between these; of these
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
word; term; language; speech
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
regret; repentance; remorse
retainer; attendant; escort
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
at one's sweet will; doing whatever one pleases; however one pleases
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
something like ...; something called ...
recuperation; medical treatment
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
free (of charge); gratuitous
witnessing; observing; sighting
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
decision; determination; resolution
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually