isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
such; like that; that sort of; very
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
until now; so far; up to the present
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to apologize; to apologise
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to get one's head around; to think about
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
very; extremely; excessively
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on