being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
(not) even once; (not) ever
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
image; figure; figure; form; image
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
a little; a bit; slightly
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
to be worried; to be troubled
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
moving about; stirring about
anything and everything; just about everything
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
development; exploitation
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)