habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
two persons; two people; pair; couple
how; in what way; by what means
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
myself; yourself; I; me; you
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
harmonica; mouth organ; cunnilingus; hypodermic syringe
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo