rather; better; instead; if anything
troublesome; annoying; complicated
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to face; to go towards; to head towards
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in one's own way or style
(your) daughter; young woman
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
degree of familiarity; popularity
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!