how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to take over; to hand over
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
mysterious thief; phantom thief
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
study; research; investigation
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to add (to); to add on; to append
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
just because; even if; even though
invitation; introduction; temptation
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to continue to do; to persist in doing
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty