well then ...; in that situation; in which case
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
general; popular; common; typical
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be transparent; to show through
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
such; this sort of; like this
nice; likeable; desirable
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
that's the way it is; such is life
personal; individual; private
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
how; in what way; in what manner
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
for example; for instance; e.g.
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
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