seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
cyborg; cybernetic organism
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
while; during; while; although; all; both
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
department store; department
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start