street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to blow off; to be blown off
adds force or indicates command
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
stairs; stairway; staircase
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
and yet; though; when; in spite of
way (of doing); manner; method; means
healthy; sound; wholesome
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money