just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
health care professional; medical worker
speaking of ...; as for ...
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
relation; connection; relevance
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
official divorce registration papers
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
with these words; while saying
convenient; handy; useful
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
spine; backbone; spinal column