characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
just because; even if; even though
being in love with each other
rash decision; jumping to a conclusion
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
writing; composition; essay; sentence
entanglement; clinging affection; involvement
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
those (near the second person)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
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)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
frivolous; fickle; insincere; caprice; cold-heartedness
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
that's the way it is; such is life
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively