if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
speaking voice; talking voice
to rest one's chin in one's hands
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
society; the world; the times
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
one by one; one at a time; in turn
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
having a companion makes the journey easier; travel is better with company
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
chance meeting; fortuitous encounter
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...