small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
great talents mature late
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
river; stream; River; the ... river
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
study; diligence; discount; reduction
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...