myself; yourself; I; me; you
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
finishing blow; coup de grâce
one day; (on) a certain day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
woman; female; feminine gender
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
long ago; a long time ago; already
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up