direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
several years; a few years
really; truly; indeed; good grief
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
should; must; -able; probably; likely
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
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 accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
rather; sooner; preferably
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
that; the matter in question
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
woman; female; feminine gender
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic