a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yeah; you're right; that's right
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
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
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out