daimyo's residence on the outskirts of Edo; daimyo villa
dry riverbed; river beach
(one) letter; (one) character
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
siblings; brothers and sisters
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to try to do; to attempt to do
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
considerably; greatly; a lot