to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
feeling; sense; impression
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
circulation of the blood; apprehension
to become better; to improve
(attractively) small face (esp. a woman's)
thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o