to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
start of a romance; beginning of love
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
really; truly; indeed; good grief
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
in the hospital; hospitalized
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
since then; from that time; ever since
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
raising an army; (lit.) raising a banner; launching a new group; launching a business; launching a new party
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
home area; home town; local
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
butting; clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
although I say; although one might say; although called
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since