to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
hedge; fence; border; limit
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
neighbouring house; neighboring house
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
chance; opportunity; occasion
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance