at first; initially; in the beginning
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
name; given name; first name
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(some) more; even more; longer; further
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
than; from; out of; except; but; more
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
any more; any further; any better; any longer
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
with the exception of; excepting; excluding