to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
someone; a certain person
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
for this very reason; that is exactly why
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
and yet; though; when; in spite of
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
feeling; sense; impression
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date