indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
movie; film; motion picture
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
both (people); the two of them
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
time; hour; period; class
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
university professor; college professor
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession