won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
jokingly; in the form of a joke
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(not) even once; (not) ever
polite; respectful; reverent
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
that is to say; so that means
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
outside the country; abroad
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
social life; social intercourse
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency