to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to become hoarse; to become husky
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to become vulgar; to coarsen
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance