clear; precise; definite; distinct
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to stop talking; to break off; to pause