bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
coincident with; while; simultaneously
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
while; during; while; although; all; both
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
mental image; mental picture; image
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
now; the present time; just now; another; more
settlement; solution; resolution
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to manage something successfully; to be successful
had better ...; had better not ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to stare back at; to look back at
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich