to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
story; tale; talk; discussion
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
beriberi; severe thiamine deficiency
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
failure; mistake; blunder
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
other than; excluding; without
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
how; in what way; how about
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up