to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to make an appeal; to urge
devil; evil spirit; genie
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
meaning; significance; sense
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
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)
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to pick up; to find; to gather
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage