lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
such; like that; that sort of; very
relation; relative; kind; cordial
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
after a long time; for the first time in a while
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
warp; curvature; curve; arch
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
evening; early night hours