splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
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)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
way out; means to escape; escape route
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to be on the right track; to be close enough
notice; attention; observation
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name