on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
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
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
author; writer; novelist; artist
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to finish reading; to read through
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
beginning; outset; first; onset
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
very; extremely; excessively
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables