in the meanwhile; during the time
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
silence (not speaking); muteness
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
discovery; detection; finding
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
last night; yesterday evening
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to feel; to sense; to experience