to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be softened; to calm down
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
while; during (the time when)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
book; volume; this; present; main; head
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
looking away; looking aside
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to begin to walk; to set out
to chase; to run after; to pursue