to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
personal; individual; private
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
planning; plan; project; arrangements