while; during; while; although; all; both
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
beginning; outset; first; onset
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to recall; to remember; to recollect
international; diplomatic intercourse
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money