taste; liking; preference
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
bombshell announcement (statement)
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
if so; in that case; in that situation
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
though; notwithstanding; although
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected