bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
everybody; every last one of them; all
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
serious; not joking; straight
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
really; truly; indeed; good grief
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...