to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to torment; to torture; to harass
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
something like ...; something called ...
I see; that's right; indeed
simply put; putting it simply; in short
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
man; male; masculine gender
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
guardian; protector; patron; parent
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to pass (of time); to elapse
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that