these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
in comparison to; rather than
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to govern; to manage; to subdue
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing