won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
baby talk; baby language; babbling
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to be worried; to be troubled
menial; meanness; servility; abject
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
presumption; assumption; estimation
with a friendly grin; smilingly
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
when it becomes; when it comes to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
just because; even if; even though
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation