to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
dealing with; coping with
way; method; means; (technical) specification
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
on and after; from ... onward; since
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
preface; introduction; preamble
what kind of; what sort of; what
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)