somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
reconciliation; make peace with
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
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)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
hospitalization; hospitalisation
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
book; volume; this; present; main; head
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
how; in what way; how about
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
human being; human; person; character (of a person)