but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
presumption; assumption; estimation
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
remaining quantity; residual quantity
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
emotional strength; force of will
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
break in time; interruption; pause
greatest mistake of one's life
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
odds and ends; all; every
outside world; physical world
world situation; world affairs
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
the ways of the world; human nature