poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
world; society; people; the public
sense of values; values; value system
how others look at you; what others think about you
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
single word; a few words; brief comment
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
just because; even if; even though
if so; in that case; in that situation
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to look forward to something
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
surely; certainly; without doubt
future prospects; promise
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
consequence; outcome; result; blame
that; the matter in question
name; given name; first name
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say