to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
retort; back talk; backchat
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
this and that; such and such
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...