a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
molester; groper; masher; pervert
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
both hands; both arms; ten
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
society; public; community; social studies
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
personal; individual; private
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)