manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
since then; from that time; ever since
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
at that time; in those days
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
the erotic, the grotesque, and the nonsensical (cultural trend in the early Showa era)
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to finish reading; to read through
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)