to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
honorific/polite/humble prefix
evening meal; dinner; supper
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
beyond that point; after that
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr