appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
just because; even if; even though
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
a few years ago; some years back
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
even though; despite; when
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
several years; a few years
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to strip and leave clothes lying around
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
counter for books; volume
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very