to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
chair; stool; post; office; position
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
unexpectedly; surprisingly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
thought; consideration; thinking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
time; hour; period; class
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be fated to; be linked by fate
rolled Japanese-style omelette
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to employ; to hire; to charter
no!; no no!; no, not at all
sense of values; values; value system
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red