always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
river; stream; River; the ... river
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to hold a small dinner party
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
two persons; two people; pair; couple
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be needed; to be wanted
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
family; members of a family
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to