to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
why; how; for what reason
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
story; tale; talk; discussion
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
introductory text; introductory essay
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company