regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
why; how; for what reason
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
discovery; detection; finding
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
surroundings; environs; circumference
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
still; as yet; as it has been
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
for example; for instance; e.g.
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but