honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to ask a question; to ask questions
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
way of talking; speaking style
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
(not) even once; (not) ever
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
chair; stool; post; office; position
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
just because; even if; even though
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
being startled; getting a shock
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
by means of; due to; because of; according to
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
observation; survey; watching
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
in the same way as; just like
to feel; to sense; to experience
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
otherwise; if not; or else
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)