to stare back at; to look back at
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
one by one; one at a time; in turn
while; even though; despite
pronunciation; production of sound
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be surprised; to be astonished
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number