happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to surround; to crowd around
feeling; sense; impression
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and