endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
story; tale; talk; discussion
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
meaning; significance; sense
because of; owing to; due to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward