request; favour (to ask); wish; please
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how long; how much; to what extent
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
indicate reason; infers some protest
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
long ago; already; a long time ago
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
heart; guts; nerve; central part
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
in that way; thus; so; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
family crest shaped as a hemp leaf; motif made from entwined hexagons
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
of course; certainly; naturally
torture to death; torment to death
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)