often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
one or two; a few; small number
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
record keeper; recorder; archivist
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
like this; this sort; this way
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
weight-loss drug; slimming medicine; diet pill
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to be pregnant; to be with child
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction