instead; but (on the other hand)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
society; the world; the times
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
to be helpful; to be useful
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
independence; self-reliance
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in person; personally; directly
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
religious issue; religious problem; religious question
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)