threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be embarrassed; to lose face
in comparison to; rather than
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
a long time ago; in those days
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin