(some) more; even more; longer; further
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
clearing one's throat; cough
nice; likeable; desirable
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
so; like this; in this way
fast-talking; rapid talking
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on