elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
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
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
inside; interior; inner part
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)