centre of attention; center of attention
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to appease; to suppress; to calm
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
adds force or indicates command
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be found; to be discovered
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
husband and wife; married couple
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me