cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
one's husband; one's wife
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
as (for); for; in the capacity of
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
in spite of; regardless of
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to ask; to enquire; to query
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
about when; about what time; how soon
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
how many years; how long; what year
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
myself; yourself; I; me; you
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to recall; to remember; to recollect
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
how long; how far; how much
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness