direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn towards; to point
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
time; hour; period; class
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
company president; manager; director
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...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
boy; son; baby boy; young man
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
older sister; lass; young lady
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
perception; sensing; noticing
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
several years; a few years
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan