as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
what kind of; what sort of; what
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
how; in what way; how about
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
then; well; so; well then
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
failure; mistake; blunder
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody