medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
alone; by oneself; on one's own
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
the other day; a few days ago
woman who works in the sex industry
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
consideration; taking into account
stealthily; secretly; in secret
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly