... is the reason; ... is my excuse
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
of course; certainly; naturally
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
while; during (the time when)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial