truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
early on; earlier on; from early
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
long ago; already; a long time ago
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
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...
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
decision; determination; resolution
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)