natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
MacGuffin (plot device); McGuffin; maguffin
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
street at night; making a night journey
alone; by oneself; on one's own
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
such ... as; or some such
only; merely; but; no more than
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial