cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to turn towards; to point
beginning; outset; first; onset
considerably; fairly; quite
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to lose heart; to lose motivation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it is not (like that) either
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to marry into a family of rank; to marry money
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to have a talk; to tell a story
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please