as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to rise; to erect; to get up
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
appearance; figure; shape; form
complementation; supplementation; completion
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
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
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
contrived; false-sounding
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man