in comparison to; rather than
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
don't you think?; indicates question
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
than; from; out of; except; but; more
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
large number (of); many; majority
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
as if nothing had happened
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to face; to go towards; to head towards
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
dozens; scores of; decades
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
rope; cord; policeman's rope
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
had better ...; had better not ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory