chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to be needed; to be wanted
failure; mistake; blunder
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
particularly; only; in the case of
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
immediately; right away; on the spot
to stare back (at); to glare back
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
two persons; two people; pair; couple
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
to add (to); to add on; to append
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude