appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to blaze; to burn brightly
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
life; living; I; me; student
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to spend time (on doing something)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)