sorry; excuse me; thank you
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to have a talk; to tell a story
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
thought; consideration; thinking
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to summon courage; to be brave
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
two persons; two people; pair; couple
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency