question; inquiry; enquiry
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
both; both sides; both parties
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
so; like this; in this way
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
let's not say (such things) to each other
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
that day; the very same day