for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
at first; initially; in the beginning
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!