to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
belief; faith; conviction
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
living thing; living creature; animal; life
such; this sort of; like this
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
serious look (on one's face); straight face
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
secrecy; highly classified information
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
then; well; so; well then
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable