year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be surprised; to be astonished
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
such; like that; that sort of; very
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
although I say; although one might say; although called
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
whole face; all over one's face
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now