to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
one (thing); one piece; one item
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
time; hour; period; class
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said