to glare at each other; to confront each other
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
something; what; why; how
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
child born to one's current wife
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
such; like that; that sort of
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
the West; the Occident; Western countries