to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
victim; injured party; sufferer
don't you think?; indicates question
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
alone; by oneself; on one's own
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
just one person; only one
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
senior high school; high school
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
reality; actuality; hard fact
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
understanding person; supporter
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner