environment; circumstance
don't you think?; indicates question
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to manage something successfully; to be successful
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
two persons; two people; pair; couple
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness