deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
lanky person; beanpole; lamppost; tall and thin; lanky
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
experiment; experimentation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
one's person; around one's person
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
bank; banking institution
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many