hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to like; to love; to be fond of
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
such; like that; that sort of; very
story; tale; talk; discussion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
Matsudaira Yoshinaga (1828-1890)
in comparison to; rather than
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
next term; next period; next version; next release
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
writing; composition; essay; sentence
small quantity; little; little while; short distance