and then; and so; and; so then
to watch over; to watch attentively
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
stirring; slight movement
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to squash; to crush; to flatten
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to half-rise to one's feet
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to attempt; to test; to try out
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...