to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
how; in what way; how about
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
way of speaking; intimation
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
myself; yourself; I; me; you
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)