with a start; with a jump
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
unexpectedly; surprisingly
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to concern; to be related