Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to become bright; to become clear
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war