leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
such ... as; or some such
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
arbitration; intercession; mediation
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
every person; each one; everybody
massing (of troops); gathering
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
gateball (mallet sport similar to croquet)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
how; in what way; how about
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
underpopulation; low population density; depopulation
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
treating someone like a child
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
the opposite direction; the other way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago