association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
when it becomes; when it comes to
the same generation; coeval
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
time; hour; period; class
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
form; shape; figure; visage
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to feel; to sense; to experience
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)