television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
useful thing; usable article
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
spider's thread; spider silk
look!; there!; here!; that is
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon