to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
the other day; lately; recently
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things