appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
another thing; other things; another man's property
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
back off!; leave me alone!
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
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
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
now; the present time; just now; another; more
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with