sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to grimace; to make a wry face
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
possible; likely; probable
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
such; like that; that sort of; very
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
not caring; not giving a damn
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)