to have a talk; to tell a story
senior; elder; person older than oneself
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
same trade; same business; same profession
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
sense of values; values; value system
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
on the occasion of; at the time of
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current