satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
Dannoura (site of a major sea battle of the Genpei War); Dan-no-ura
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
magazine; journal; periodical
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
topic of discussion; agenda
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to find fault with; to question
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
way of speaking; intimation
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if