to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to show up; to appear; to turn up
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
coincident with; while; simultaneously
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long