marshland; wetland; swampland
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
rare; uncommon; not often seen
you (plural); all of you; you all
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
in the meanwhile; during the time
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to talk; to chat; to chatter
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
Japanese person; Japanese people
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)