to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
samurai; warrior; military family
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
retention; maintenance; preservation
small number; few; minority
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
terrain; geographical features; topography
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
present (brought by a visitor); gift
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
headquarters; head office; main office
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset