that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
health; healthy; sound; fit
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
middle of the night; dead of night
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
dullard; indecisive person
to like; to love; to be fond of
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be needed; to be wanted
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
question; inquiry; enquiry
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to repeat; to do something over again
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go