surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(someone else's) daughter
suffix for familiar person
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included