to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to go out and away; to leave
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
sour look; surly face; pout
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
it is not (like that) either
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
had better ...; had better not ...
the scruff or nape of the neck
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)