towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
honorific/polite/humble prefix
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
such; like that; that sort of; very
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to recall; to remember; to recollect
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
training; drill; practice; discipline
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
how; in what way; how about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten