a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
to be needed; to be wanted
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
present; gift; to give a present or gift
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to close (of flowers); to shut; to get narrower
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)
time; hour; period; class
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...