at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
in the meanwhile; during the time
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
acceleration; speeding up
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol