to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
such ... as; or some such
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
man; male; masculine gender
don't you think?; indicates question
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); crumbly; ambling; strolling; dozing
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to recall; to remember; to recollect
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to show up; to appear; to turn up
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
material; materials; data; information; documents