to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to jump at; to be attracted by
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
such; like that; that sort of; very
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
tendency; trend; inclination
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
welcome!; nice to see you!
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
after that; afterwards; thereafter
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
continuation; succession; series
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
individual; private person; personal; private
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
myself; yourself; I; me; you
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
in this way; thus; such; uh...