tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
frequency (of occurrence)
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to stop walking; to pause
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to choke; to have trouble breathing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
line; queue; procession; matrix
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
three; three years of age
right side; right-hand side
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
detour; circuitous route; diversion
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
boy; son; baby boy; young man
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
back street; back alley; off-street