easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
at least; at most; (even) just
additional order; adding to an existing order
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
should; must; -able; probably; likely
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
emotional strength; force of will
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to be worried; to be troubled
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice