to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
starting point; point of departure
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
limited; limiting; restrictive
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
law-like nature; regularity
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
process; course; mechanism
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
understood; I see; OK; present; here
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker