is it?; isn't it?; be; is
from the viewpoint of; according to
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
loud shout; excited cheering
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
living room (Western style); sitting room