as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
start of a romance; beginning of love
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
suffix for familiar person
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
no!; no no!; no, not at all
craving for the limelight
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
failure; mistake; blunder
just because; even if; even though
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
rather; better; instead; if anything
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then