astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to relax; to feel at home
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
how; in what way; by what means
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.)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
imposing stance; daunting pose
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in