promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
loitering at night (between 11pm and 4am); late-night prowling
recommendation; endorsement
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
one's post; place of work; workplace
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
please (give me); please (do for me)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
preference; priority; precedence
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
forgetting; lapse of memory
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution