to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
such a thing; something like that
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
reaching; attaining; arrival
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
conviction; belief; confidence
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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 face; to go towards; to head towards
since when; from when; how long
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
number one; first; best; most; game; round
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
considerably; greatly; a lot
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
high tide; high water; full tide
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned