I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at least; at most; (even) just
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
you (plural); all of you; you all
anything and everything; just about everything
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
subscription (e.g. to a magazine)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
counter for books; volume
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
to get between; to be caught in
new book; new publication
arrival of goods; goods received