or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
orchestra member; musician
two persons; two people; pair; couple
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
occasional; infrequent; rare
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
detour; circumvention; turning movement
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
than; from; out of; except; but; more
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
honorific/polite/humble prefix