look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
originally; by nature; from the start
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to employ; to hire; to charter
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
previous engagement; prior contract
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
telephone call; telephone (device)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
how; in what way; how about; questionable
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound