state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
I'd be lying if I said ...
because of; owing to; due to
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this world; this life; world of the living
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
number one; first; best; most; game; round
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
(death from) starvation; starving to death
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
existence; possession; having; limited company
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
nonchalantly; without a care
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
existence; being; presence
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...