story; tale; talk; discussion
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
stealthily; secretly; in secret
eating quickly; speed-eating
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
(some) more; even more; longer; further
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
hello; good day; good afternoon
formal marriage interview
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
script; libretto; scenario
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)