expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to comfort; to console; to amuse
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
present (brought by a visitor); gift
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to talk; to chat; to chatter