cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
bento; Japanese box lunch
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to turn towards; to point
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
hundred points; perfect mark
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
as a child; when one was a child
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
study; diligence; discount; reduction