no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
no matter how much time passes
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
go that far; to that extent
to become possible; to become able to (do)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
the same generation; coeval
class; heading; group; category
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be consistent; to be coherent
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
all you want; as much as one wants
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord