to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to face; to go towards; to head towards
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
high grade; special grade; classy
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
schoolgirl; female student
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
resignation; acceptance; consolation
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at