just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
name; given name; first name
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
fifth day of the month; five days
to pass (of time); to elapse
going through; going via; going by way of
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to recall; to remember; to recollect
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to some extent; to a certain extent
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it is not (like that) either
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to