to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
comparatively; relatively
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
last week; the week before
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
near oneself; close to one; familiar
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
how many people; a number of people
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
womanly; ladylike; feminine
because of; owing to; due to
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
wrong; different; not like that
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to collect; to assemble; to gather
emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
Dragon Quest (video game; media franchise) (abbr)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
in one's own way or style
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool