to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to accept; to receive; to agree
to care for someone; to look after someone
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
besides; in addition; also; moreover
such; like that; that sort of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
pointing out; identification
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
with these words; while saying
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
every person; each one; everybody
to look around; to survey
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
considerably; greatly; a lot
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)