monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
the other day; lately; recently
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
paper towel; kitchen paper; kitchen roll
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
special price; bargain price
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
suffix for familiar person
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...