one's (living) environment
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
several times; a few times
to repeat; to do over again
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
such ... as; or some such
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
while; during; while; although; all; both
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
whispering into a person's ear
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way