(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to help each other; to cooperate
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
story; tale; talk; discussion
fund-raising; collection of funds
government office; public office
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
railroad; railway; rail transport
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion