-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
instant; moment; for an instant
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
invitation; introduction; temptation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
beginning; outset; first; onset
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
being very busy; busyness
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with