as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
one more time; once more; once again
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
long time; long interval; for quite some time
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
treasure chest; strongbox