foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
letter; missive; note; mail
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
really; truly; indeed; good grief
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
relatively; comparatively
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
this occasion; at this time; now
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
trouble; bother; annoyance
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to say; to tell; to state; to do
only; merely; but; no more than
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
school building; schoolhouse
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
together; at the same time; same; identical
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation