(with a) start; fright; alarm
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
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
I see; that's right; indeed
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to gather; to collect; to assemble
form; shape; figure; visage
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to pick up; to find; to gather
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
perfect; complete; flawless
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)