focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
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
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just