situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
grasp; catch; understanding
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
how long; how far; how much
the whole day; all the day
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
sorry; excuse me; thank you
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
family; members of a family
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
round; spherical; circular
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
preface; introduction; preamble