to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
with a broad grin; smirking
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
while; during; while; although; all; both
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
next morning; following morning
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
writing; composition; essay; sentence
man; male; masculine gender
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
place where one works; construction site; working area
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
maid; helper; help; assistance
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point