since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
equality; impartiality; evenness
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
with a start; with a jump
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
price; cost; value; worth; value
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
really; truly; indeed; good grief
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
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
related to; in relation to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street