whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
absentmindedness; peace of mind
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
troubled face; worried expression
close; intimate; on good terms
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
difference; variation; difference
smoking room; smoking compartment
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
fear; dread; fright; willies
to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
in one's own way or style
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
cooperation; collaboration
day after day; day by day
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
episode; anecdote; vignette
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
preface; introduction; preamble
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
squall; skoal; skol; cheers
to cease; to stop; to be over
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)