since one was born; (in) all one's life
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
and so; therefore; for that reason
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
having said that; on the other hand
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
and yet; though; when; in spite of
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
these guys; these fellows
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
ordinary citizen; the general public
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
urban area; urban district
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to surround; to crowd around
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople