to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
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 appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
inattention; absent-mindedness
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to rebuke; to scold harshly