should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
the whole day; all the day
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.)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
of course; certainly; naturally
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep