tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
prickling; stinging; tingling
to feel; to sense; to experience
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
shopping; purchased goods
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
Japanese person; Japanese people
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
these guys; these fellows
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
presence; sitting with; being with
university (college) professor
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
you (plural); all of you; you all
such ... as; or some such
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely