if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
annotation; explanatory note; comment
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
telephone call; telephone (device)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
(clenched) fist; knuckles
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
finger flick to the forehead
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
right under; directly below
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly