why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to relax; to feel at home
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
last days; the end; one's fate
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
that is to say; so that means
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
will; testament; last request
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
co-education; mixed education
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
gender; distinction of sex; sex
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well