to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
than; from; out of; except; but; more
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to look forward to something
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
production (e.g. play); direction
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
reaction; response; reaction
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift