a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in this way; thus; such; uh...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
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.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
failure; mistake; blunder
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
originally; by nature; from the start
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
hostility; animosity; enmity
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension