woman; female; feminine gender
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
tool; implement; means; furniture
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to wring the neck; to strangle
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess