common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to become empty; to be emptied
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
intelligence gathering; information gathering
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse