whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
myself; yourself; I; me; you
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to be found; to be discovered
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
in proportion to; just as much as
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
serious; not joking; straight
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
time; hour; period; class
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize; to apologise
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to