living thing; living creature; animal; life
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to serve; to work for; to attend
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
boy; son; baby boy; young man
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to say; to be called; to do
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
belatedly; though a little too late
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
notice; attention; observation
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker