to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
declaration; proclamation; announcement
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
jumping to a hasty conclusion
to gain fame; to make one's name
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
periodic; regular; routine
separate; scattered; apart
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said