time; hour; period; class
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
in the background; not standing out
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
height (of body); stature
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
bent back; hunchback; stoop
because of; owing to; due to
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
junior high school student; middle school pupil
molester; groper; masher; pervert
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
of course; certainly; naturally