questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
yourself; himself; herself
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
too (much); overly; excessively
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
such; like that; that sort of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
helping hand; help; support; aid
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
penalty; sentence; punishment
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to