to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
how; in what way; how about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
useless; no good; hopeless
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision