force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
leaving everything up to someone else
had better ...; may as well ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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
world; society; people; the public
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
chair; stool; post; office; position
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
stepping back; drawing back
without; but if; otherwise; or else
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
other side; opposite side; other party
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
long time; long interval; for quite some time
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes