to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be worried; to be troubled
such; this sort of; like this
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to pack; to box; to package
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
time; hour; period; class
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
imagination; supposition; guess
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness