district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
as stated; verbatim; literally
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
18th day of the month; 18 days
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)