to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
already; now; no longer; not any more
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
large amount of money; great cost
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
had better ...; had better not ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
name; given name; first name
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)