stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
calm; composed; cool; quiet
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
question; inquiry; enquiry
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
particular; hard to please; fussy
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
how many years; how long; what year
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
reform; reformation; reorganization
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment