important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
meaning; significance; sense
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
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
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
senior high school; high school
height (of a person); stature
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
besides; in addition; also; moreover
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
how; in what way; how about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute