if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to feel; to sense; to experience
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
in perfect form; going swimmingly
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
company president; manager; director
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
serious; not joking; straight
section manager; section chief
spring water; clear (pure) water
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
until now; so far; up to the present
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
two persons; two people; pair; couple
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
of course; certainly; naturally