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)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
symposium; round-table discussion
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to beat to death; to kill
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
retention; maintenance; preservation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
suddenly; all of a sudden
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)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
book; volume; this; present; main; head