sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
so; like this; in this way
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
scenery; scene; landscape
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
(some) more; even more; longer; further
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)