pronunciation; production of sound
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
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)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
no!; no no!; no, not at all
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
chatter mark (machine tools)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
alone; by oneself; on one's own
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only