to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
question; inquiry; enquiry
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
suffix for familiar person
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
drama; theatre; theater; play
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!