tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
sullenly; discontentedly; with hurt feelings
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
handbook; manual; compendium
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
how; in what way; how about
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
in succession; one after another
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)
time; hour; period; class
instead; but (on the other hand)