surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(some) more; even more; longer; further
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
all; entire; whole; altogether
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
river; stream; River; the ... river
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)