speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
2nd day of the month; two days
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
one's husband; one's wife
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
as (for); for; in the capacity of
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to ask; to enquire; to query
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
about when; about what time; how soon
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
how many years; how long; what year
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
myself; yourself; I; me; you
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to recall; to remember; to recollect
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish