time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
eternal; unlimited; endless
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
suffix for familiar person
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
older sister; elder sister
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
invisibly; secretly; privately
to crouch; to squat; to cower
number one; first; best; most; game; round
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
having said that; on the other hand
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to sit down; to take a seat
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
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.)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to look around; to survey
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded