to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
having an ancient and honorable origin
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is not (like that) either
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
drama; theatre; theater; play
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
since when; from when; how long
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding