to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to keep (a person) waiting
to look down on; to condescend
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
like this; this sort; this way
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
go that far; to that extent
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to turn towards; to point
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
likability; favorability; popularity
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
technique; art; skill; move
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas