promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
prospects of victory; chances of success
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple