to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
tradition; legend; folklore
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
hard to get; hard to come by
besides; in addition; also; moreover