mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
way of talking; speaking style
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
danger; peril; hazard; risk
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
alone; by oneself; on one's own
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically