as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to pretend; to act (as if)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
everything; anything; nothing
smoke; smoked (salmon, cheese, etc.); tinted (glass, film)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
sleeping pill; sleep medication
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
drunkenness; intoxication
physical condition; state of health; shape
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
danger; peril; hazard; risk
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
training; drill; practice; discipline
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
honorific/polite/humble prefix
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent