to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
genuine article; real thing; real deal
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
how; in what way; by what means
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
tail (animal); tail end; tip
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)