natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
surely; certainly; without doubt
how; in what way; how about
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
difficult to ...; hard to ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger