today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
honorific/polite/humble prefix
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to feel; to sense; to experience
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to be entwined; to be involved
in that way; thus; so; so?
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage