yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
story; tale; talk; discussion
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
madder red; dark red; crimson
to dye; to colour; to color
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
again; once more; a second time
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
it is I who should say so
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by