happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
upper half of the body; upper body
polite; respectful; reverent
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
to be surprised; to be astonished
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
story; tale; talk; discussion
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
directly; in person; firsthand
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
ago; since; before; previous
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
middle of the night; dead of night
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
one difficulty; one danger
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon