darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
surely; certainly; without doubt
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
when it becomes; when it comes to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hiding one's embarrassment
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
about; on; regarding; per; for every
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
use; utilization; utilisation; application
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
hard to reach place; remote place
to some extent; to a certain extent
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.