I see; that's right; indeed
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to have a talk; to tell a story
feeling; sense; impression
to replace; to move; to change the position of
worry; mental agony; heartache
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
while alive; during one's lifetime
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
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 buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
name; given name; first name
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
quickly; calmly; intently
third day of the month; three days
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
don't you think?; indicates question
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies