liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
thought; consideration; thinking
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
two persons; two people; pair; couple
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
single parent; one parent
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
wherein; therein; thereinto
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality