selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
and yet; though; when; in spite of
beyond this point; from now on; after this
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
place to go; place one can go
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to talk; to chat; to chatter
meaning; significance; sense
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
again; once more; a second time
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded