truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
story; tale; talk; discussion
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
way out; means to escape; escape route
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
founder of dynasty or sect
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
throbbing (pain); pounding
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
even so; anyhow; at any rate
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold