to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
knowing; (an) acquaintance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that's the way it is; such is life
when it becomes; when it comes to
calm; composed; cool; quiet
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
story; tale; talk; discussion
due form; official; formality
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
priority; order of precedence
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
troublesome; annoying; complicated
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
friction; discord; strife
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
very likely; very probable
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
danger; peril; hazard; risk
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still