serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to be silent; to say nothing
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
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)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to try to do; to attempt to do
regret; repentance; remorse
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
chapter one; first chapter
society; the world; the times
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station