hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to jump up and down; to hop
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
prevention; precaution; protection against
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
sentence structure; grammatical construction
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
(not) so much; (not) that much
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
speech; expression; wording; language
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to rip out (and take); to tear out
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper