near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
don't you think?; indicates question
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
guardian; protector; patron; parent
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
until now; so far; up to the present
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor