indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
had better ...; had better not ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
society; the world; the times
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
senior high school; high school
established practice; custom
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
influence (on someone); inspiration
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
a pair (of shoes or socks)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
declaration; proclamation; announcement
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation