to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
already; now; no longer; not any more
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
point spread; point difference
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come