I see; that's right; indeed
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to lose sight of; to miss
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
item; article; dish; course
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
little by little; bit by bit
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
clearing one's throat; cough
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do