to make a speech; to address
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
persistence; single-mindedness
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to torment; to harass; to tease
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
the way back; the way home; return trip
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
two (long cylindrical things)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
sharp parting remark; parting threat
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...