slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to affect; to impact; to influence
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
bank; banking institution
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
technique; art; skill; move
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
mysterious power of words to alter reality
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
blank column; blank space
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
aloneness; loneliness; solitude