to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
extremely; very; really; super; so
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
just because; even if; even though
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
strong person; the strong; the powerful
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of