marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to be worried; to be troubled
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
desperately; for one's dear life
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
connection; link; relationship
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)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour