then; well; so; well then
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
they; those guys; those fellows
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to sniff out; to get wind of
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
now that; since; so long as; because
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)