to get angry; to lose one's temper
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to redeem; to take out of pawn; to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
spineless; cowardly; lacking balls; spoiled; spoilt; ruined
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to understand; to comprehend
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)