to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
greeting; a fine thing to say
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
please; somehow or other; one way or another
it is I who should say so
sorry; excuse me; thank you
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
single word; a few words; brief comment
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago