place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
freely; frankly; without reserve
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
called; known as; that; to say
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
physical education; PE; gym (class)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
and then; and so; and; so then
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
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.)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)