pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(turned out) all right in the end
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
two persons; two people; pair; couple
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
family; members of a family
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
thought; consideration; thinking
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
in the end; on top of that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
conduct; behavior; behaviour
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to spend time (on doing something)
special training; intensive training; crash course
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?