above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
such; this sort of; like this
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
adds force or indicates command
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
hello; good day; good afternoon
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be silent; to say nothing
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
instead; but (on the other hand)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing