to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
while; during; while; although; all; both
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved