that's the way it is; such is life
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
adds force or indicates command
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
carving; engraving; sculpture
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
instead; but (on the other hand)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't you think?; indicates question
staying the night; lodging (at)
impossible to do (although wants to)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
surname; family name; last name
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)