thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
mental illness; psychosis
to concern; to be related
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
long; drawn-out; very long
to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
you (plural); all of you; you all
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can