to rest one's chin in one's hands
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
usually; ordinarily; in the past
most of all; extremely; supremely
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
difficult to ...; hard to ...