to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to redeem (from sin); to save
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
space (room, area, outer space)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
relic from an earlier age; something extremely outmoded
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop