still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
very young; little; childish; immature
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to put one's strength into
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
both hands; both arms; ten
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
two persons; two people; pair; couple
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
such ... as; or some such