to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
after school (at the end of the day)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
like that; that way; thus
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
remembrance; recollection; recognition
plural; multiple; several
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
how many years; how long; what year
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
while; even though; despite