to apologize; to apologise
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
just one person; only one
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
if you think about it; come to think of it
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
don't you think?; indicates question
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)