pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
just one person; only one
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
because of; owing to; due to
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
living thing; living creature; animal; life
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
impossible; unlikely; improbable
that's the way it is; such is life
than; other than; except; but
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to drink up; to drain (cup)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)