excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
ardent; passionate; vehement
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to have meaning; to be meaningful
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
perfectly round; perfectly circular
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes