today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
professor; teaching; instruction
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to entrust; to leave to a person
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)