state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
accurate; correct; precise; exact
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
about; concerning; related to; -ish
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together