four corners; four ordinal directions
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
virile; tough; masculine; intense
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
one grade; first-class; primary
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...
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice