by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
nothing but; except; no more than
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
professor; teaching; instruction
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy