to watch over; to watch attentively
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to unfold; to unroll; to open
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
as (for); for; in the capacity of
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
in this way; thus; such; uh...
softly; mildly; gently; politely
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk