to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
forcibly; against one's will
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
with a friendly grin; smilingly
of course; certainly; naturally
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
incident; affair; happening; event
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
one day; (on) a certain day
summer vacation; summer holiday
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)