to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
then; well; so; well then
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
is that so?; I see; right; oh
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay