for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
third day of the month; three days
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
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)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
of course; certainly; naturally
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
now; the present time; just now; another; more
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
dancing or jumping for joy
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention