it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
I see; that's right; indeed
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
same village; same town; same province
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
sitting together; the same theater (theatre); involvement; entanglement; implication
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
having said that; on the other hand
questions and answers; dialogue
vague; ambiguous; noncommittal; off-point
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
fourth day of the month; four days
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
period of youth; while young