to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
next term; next period; next version; next release
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
(political) power; authority; influence
such ... as; or some such
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
charming; fascinating; attractive
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
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)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
Arabian Nights; One Thousand and One Nights
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
according to; by (means of); due to; because of