thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
considerably; greatly; a lot
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
offender; criminal; culprit
man; male; masculine gender
to have an idea; to have a clue
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be found; to be discovered
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
until now; so far; up to the present
picking; collecting; harvesting
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to collect; to assemble; to gather
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
older sister; elder sister
what do you want?; can I help you?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
material witness; suspect
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)