now; soon; already; yet; further; more
really; truly; indeed; good grief
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
several years; a few years
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
natural disaster; cataclysm
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
at that time; in those days
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
imagination; supposition; guess
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
a few years ago; some years back
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
beginning; outset; first; onset
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
small fraction; small proportion
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)