recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
warp; curvature; curve; arch
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
indescribable; having no way to express
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
(not so) much; (not) very
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
that's true; of course; obviously
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
just now; a little while back; a short time ago