chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
rather; better; instead; if anything
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
close; intimate; on good terms
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
everybody; every last one of them; all
on the occasion of; at the time of
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
selection; choice; option
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
please (give me); please (do for me)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be surprised; to be astonished
order (for an item); request; demand; condition