Japanese Agricultural Standard; JAS
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
this and that; one thing or another
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
elder sister; effeminate man
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
chance; opportunity; occasion
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr