clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to shake; to sway; to waver
such ... as; or some such
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
royal capital; imperial capital
weather forecast; weather report
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
from the viewpoint of; according to
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
conviction; belief; confidence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
instruction in the ways of love
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections