to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
then; well; so; well then
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(some) more; even more; longer; further
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
please (give me); please (do for me)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
how; in what way; how about; questionable
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
invitation; introduction; temptation
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight