shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
long ago; already; a long time ago
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
going through; going via; going by way of
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to say no more; to sink into silence
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
and; thereupon; because of that
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult