country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
I see; that's right; indeed
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
prompt; immediate; in real time
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
though; notwithstanding; although
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
in that way; thus; so; so?
existence; possession; having; limited company
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already