seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
how; in what way; how about
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
story; tale; talk; discussion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
of course; certainly; naturally
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
pupil; student; schoolchild
than; from; out of; except; but; more
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
now; the present time; just now; another; more