accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
at the last moment; this late in the game
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
clearing one's throat; cough
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
going through; going via; going by way of
explanation; interpretation
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
company director; board member
ex-husband; former husband
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
pointing out; identification
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
while; during (the time when)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to be opposite; to face each other
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
almost; roughly; approximately