even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
intuition; instinct; hunch
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to pretend; to act (as if)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
such; like that; that sort of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at that time; in those days
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily