as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
all; entire; whole; altogether
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
formal marriage interview
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
marriage proposal; marriage talks
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
such ... as; or some such
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
such; this sort of; like this
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
good prospects; full of hope; promising