to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to feel; to sense; to experience
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
name; given name; first name
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in that way; thus; so; so?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high