-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
open; public; official; overt
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!