had better ...; had better not ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
just because; even if; even though
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important