advocate; defender; champion; backer
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
no!; no no!; no, not at all
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
something like ...; something called ...
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
really; truly; indeed; good grief
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that