oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
place; room; margin; scope
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to relax; to feel at home
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty