this world; this life; world of the living
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be consistent; to be coherent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
sales; selling; marketing
to complain; to make a complaint
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
innermost depths of one's heart
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to subsist; to keep on living
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to happen to meet; to come across
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)