why; how; for what reason
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
novel; story; (work of) fiction
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
editor (in publishing, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to discuss; to talk together
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
printed edition (of a book, etc.)
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
society; the world; the times
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to dominate (usu. one's husband)