how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
engagement; business; affair; use; need
to be away from home; to be out of the house
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
Japanese (people, language, style)
to be needed; to be wanted
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
small piece; fragment; bit
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
you (plural); all of you; you all
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
forced laugh; forced smile
one way or the other; either way
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry