at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
action; operation; effect; function
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to add (to); to add on; to append
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
no!; no no!; no, not at all
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)