to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
jealousy; roasted rice cake
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
older sister; elder sister
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
how; in what way; how about
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
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.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
until now; so far; up to the present