oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
existence; being; presence
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
back street; back alley; off-street
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter