trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to find fault with; to question
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to become decrepit; to become senile
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to lose one's way; to get lost
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to pick up; to find; to gather
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
by itself; automatically; naturally
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else