to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
silence; stillness; quietness
to apologize; to apologise
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
president (of a society); chairman
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
elder sister; older female friend
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
of course; certainly; naturally
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous