here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
general; popular; common; typical
woman; female; feminine gender
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
that is to say; so that means
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
I see; that's right; indeed
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
memories; recollections; reminiscence
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
in this way; thus; such; uh...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den