ago; since; before; previous
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
every year; yearly; annually
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
offender; criminal; culprit
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
how; in what way; how about
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
how; in what way; by what means