as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
for example; for instance; e.g.
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
tending to anemia; being somewhat anemic
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
just a minute; small quantity
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
without permission; without notice