hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
how many years; how long; what year
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
meaning; significance; sense
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
serious; not joking; straight
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
suffix for familiar person
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
1,000,000; one million; million; many
that day; the very same day
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
incident; affair; happening; event
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me