giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
in that manner; like that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
meaning; significance; sense
original author (of a work)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
don't worry about it; forget about it
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to detain; to check; to restrain
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
considerably; greatly; a lot
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
how; in what way; by what means
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
answering machine; answerphone
telephone call; telephone (device)