to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
nice; good; well-executed
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to be silent; to say nothing
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
at once; immediately; right now
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
company; corporation; workplace
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
shopping; purchased goods
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
free (of charge); gratuitous
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
present; gift; to give a present or gift
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons