promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sign of remorse; indication of regret
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
quickly; calmly; intently
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
holding two or more positions concurrently
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab