circuitous; roundabout; indirect
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
university student; college student
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
such a thing; something like that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?