terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
fried prawns; fried shrimp
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
close; intimate; on good terms
company; corporation; workplace
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects