to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
one's post; place of work; workplace
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
evil spirit; demon; devil
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
of course; certainly; naturally
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book