since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
at first; in the beginning; originally
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
tension; mental strain; nervousness
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
but; however; provided that
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to talk; to chat; to chatter
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
hostility; animosity; enmity
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be silent; to say nothing
going to and fro; back and forth
question; inquiry; enquiry
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to apologize; to apologise
to be worried; to be troubled
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
bento; Japanese box lunch