I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
because of; owing to; due to
ordinary citizen; the general public
understood; I see; OK; present; here
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
packing; non-metallic seal; washer; gasket
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
light; easy; non-serious; minor
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
criticism; commentary; review
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to put on airs; to assume importance
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
dozens; scores of; decades
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
lost property; something dropped and left behind
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to take on a role; to take part
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)