that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
until now; so far; up to the present
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
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
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
decision; settlement; definition
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
in that way; thus; so; so?
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
two persons; two people; pair; couple
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
boy; son; baby boy; young man
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
tide; current; tendency; trend
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be too numerous; to be too much
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to be silent; to say nothing