that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
without permission; without notice
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
leaving work (office, school) early
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
to enjoy oneself to one's hearts content; to enjoy oneself to the full
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
should; must; -able; probably; likely
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to recall; to remember; to recollect
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count