pale; pallid; bluish-white
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
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
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that's the way it is; such is life
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
originally; by nature; from the start
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
in the same way as; just like
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(some) more; even more; longer; further
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in that way; thus; so; so?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)