lately; recently; these days
meaning; significance; sense
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to take a breath; to take a short rest
is that so?; I see; right; oh
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
but; however; even though; even if
to choke; to have trouble breathing