a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
immediately; right away; on the spot
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
originally; by nature; from the start
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
pale; pallid; bluish-white
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to crouch; to squat; to cower
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
useful thing; usable article
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
after that; afterwards; thereafter
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
making a show of one's faults
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
all; entire; whole; altogether
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
such ... as; or some such
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew