to this extent; to this degree; this much
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
lifting a child high up in the air
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
all; entire; whole; altogether
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
how; in what way; by what means
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment