to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
body; body blow (in boxing)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
(some) more; even more; longer; further
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
leaguer (e.g. major leaguer)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with