while; during; while; although; all; both
coincident with; while; simultaneously
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
back seat (of a car); rear seat
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)