to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
with a friendly grin; smilingly
of course; certainly; naturally
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
occurrence; happening; incident; event
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)