to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be silent; to say nothing
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to shake one's head (in denial)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
small number; few; minority
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
people; citizens; subjects; folk
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
on the occasion of; at the time of
decision; determination; resolution
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged