history of; experience of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
please; somehow or other; one way or another
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
joint together; opposite; facing
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
world history; international history
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
place; room; margin; scope
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be the ruin of (a person)