to state; to express; to mention
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to feel; to sense; to experience
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen