watchdog; chaperone; watcher
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to squeeze out; to wring out
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to say; to be pleased to say
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
deadly serious; deadly earnest
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
impossible; unlikely; improbable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
nonchalantly; without a care
proposal; proposition; suggestion
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)