seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
father; dad; husband; you; he
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
foreign; abroad; overseas
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
living by oneself; living alone
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to have a talk; to tell a story
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
senior high school student
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to jump at; to be attracted by
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice