though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to ascend; to go up; to climb
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
discovery; detection; finding
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
little by little; bit by bit