ordering (materials); placing an order; order
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
meanwhile; in the meantime
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to discuss; to talk together
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
damp; moist (negative nuance)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
sudden change; complete change
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check