to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
participation; joining; entry
instant; moment; for an instant
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
at the mercy of (something or someone)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
then; well; so; well then
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate