racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to hand over; to surrender
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell