to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
than; from; out of; except; but; more
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
participation; joining; entry; adherence
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
in comparison to; rather than
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
alone; by oneself; on one's own
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
such; like that; that sort of; very
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
how many years; how long; what year
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss