to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
while; even though; despite
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(political) power; authority; influence
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp