sorry; excuse me; thank you
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to make merry; to be festive
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be contented; to be at ease
to run away; to escape safely
hostile party; enemy side
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
in that way; like that; that way
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to glare at each other; to confront each other
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)