to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
discipline; punishment; reprimand
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
safety; welfare; well-being
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
very interesting; of great interest
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback