abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
movie director; film director
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
then; and (then); in that case; if so
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
first generation; founder
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
just because; even if; even though
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
out of character; unlike one
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)