to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
anything and everything; just about everything
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
how; in what way; by what means
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)