(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
telephone call; telephone (device)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
order (to an employee from management)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be infected; to be contagious
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon