like this; this sort; this way
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
difficult to ...; hard to ...
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
preface; introduction; preamble
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
indicate reason; infers some protest
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...