mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
to take off one's glasses
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to take; to catch; to capture
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
self-consciousness; self-awareness
utmost limits; extremity; limit
those (near the second person)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
both hands; both arms; ten
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
observation; survey; watching
no!; no no!; no, not at all
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
even though; despite; when
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to look away; to avert one's eyes
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking