to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(period of) a year; during an era
to think constantly about; to dwell on
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
that is to say; so that means
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
very; extremely; excessively
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
first meeting; first interview with
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
how many years; how long; what year