to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to talk; to chat; to chatter
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to lose sight of; to miss
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
big snake; (large) serpent
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
really; truly; indeed; good grief
another thing; exception; special case
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
time; hour; period; class
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
head; hair (on one's head); leader; chief; top; tip
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind