to ascertain; to check; to make sure
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
step; stride; counter for steps
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
trivial; not amounting to much
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
though; notwithstanding; although
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
corridor; hallway; passageway
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise