progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
stomach ache; abdominal pain
without permission; without notice
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
a little bit; a little while
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
is never the case; has never happened
trees and stones; unfeeling person
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
consequence; outcome; result; blame
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
river; stream; River; the ... river
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes)
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of