to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be silent; to say nothing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to attempt; to test; to try out
true character; true heart; true spirit
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
anything and everything; just about everything
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
elevator landing; elevator hall
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
go that far; to that extent
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
shallow view; superficial idea
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...