to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
until now; so far; up to the present
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to call each other; to call out to one another
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
time; season; period; phase; stage
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
future (usually near); prospects
honorific/polite/humble prefix
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!