to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (somebody) a good prodding; to make (somebody) shape up
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
something like ...; something called ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
living thing; living creature; animal; life
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
it is not (like that) either
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
one's post; place of work; workplace
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
in one's own way or style
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
by myself; in person; by oneself
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
practical; realistic; pragmatic
accomplishment; execution
particularly; only; in the case of
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
briskly; quickly; promptly