but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to open (one's eyes) wide
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
when it becomes; when it comes to
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
extended leave; long vacation
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme