to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
process; course; mechanism
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
feeling; sense; impression
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
while; during; while; although; all; both
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
beginning; outset; first; onset
participation; joining; entry
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter