still; even now; to this day
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
nightlife; night amusements
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to lay aside; to set aside
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
one day; (on) a certain day
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
common people; ordinary people; masses
relatively; comparatively
well-bred; of good upbringing
influence (on someone); inspiration
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
secret; private; surreptitious
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)