book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
now that you say that; now that you mention it
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
second day of the month; two days
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to be lacking in options; to be too few
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
selection; choice; option
but; however; provided that
to recall; to remember; to recollect
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely