to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
tension; mental strain; nervousness
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
formal marriage interview
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
central government office; head office; this office
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
name; given name; first name
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
suffix for familiar person
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them