sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
place; situation; position; location
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
these guys; these fellows
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
wrong; different; not like that
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
training (animals); breaking (animals)
prone to adultery; flirtatious
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
(someone else's) daughter
patterns of thinking; train of thought
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
one or two; a few; small number
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy