to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to approach; to draw near
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
danger; peril; hazard; risk
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
contract; compact; agreement
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
besides; in addition; also; moreover
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)