skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
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)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to check; to stop; to keep back
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to indicate; to show; to point to
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
question; inquiry; enquiry
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
had better ...; had better not ...
shopping; purchased goods
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
until now; so far; up to the present
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)