honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
not understanding; not knowing
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
study; research; investigation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to