to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be consistent; to be coherent
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
whereabout; about where; how much
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into