with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
shop; small store; business; firm
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
feeling; sense; impression
really; truly; indeed; good grief
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
it's been a long time; long time no see
older sister; elder sister
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell