just because; even if; even though
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
primer; manual; introductory book
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
alternately; by turns; one after the other
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
reading aloud; recitation
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to raise one's voice; to shout
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose