to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
genuine article; real thing; real deal
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
then; well; so; well then
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
beginning; outset; first; onset
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up