since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
something or other; anything
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
campus life; student life; life as a university student
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)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
for your information; I'm telling you
alone; by oneself; on one's own
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
very; extremely; excessively
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
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
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
reconciliation; make peace with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
as before; as ever; as it was originally
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
senior high school; high school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
consequence; outcome; result; blame