to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
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
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
questioning (e.g. by police)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
question; inquiry; enquiry
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
than; from; out of; except; but; more
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in comparison to; rather than
to refuse; to reject; to deny
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
guardian; protector; patron; parent
pupil; student; schoolchild
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
healthy; sound; wholesome
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!