polite; courteous; hospitable
to summon; to get used to call
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
something to wear; clothes
now that; since; so long as; because
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
news; word; tidings; omen
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk