thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to shout (in anger); to yell
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
long ago; a long time ago; already
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to spend time (on doing something)
to have time free; to have time to spare
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses