even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to run away; to escape safely
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
feeling keenly; fully realizing
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
in the same way as; just like
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to say no more; to sink into silence
to become empty; to be emptied
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
since; henceforth; ever since
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
how much; how many; to what extent
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat