beginning; outset; first; onset
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
genuine article; real thing; real deal
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
water breaking (during pregnancy)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
father; dad; husband; you; he
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to read (a book, etc.) over again