to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
in comparison to; rather than
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
apparently; appears to be
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
sales; selling; marketing
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
innumerable; countless; numberless
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
passing the winter; hibernation
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression