that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
corridor; hallway; passageway
interruption; suspension; break
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
at least; at most; (even) just
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
materials; data; document
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
rational; reasonable; logical
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
abusive language; violent language; wild words
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to get distracted; to jump off the track
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
rather; better; instead; if anything
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
trouble; bother; annoyance
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
don't worry about it; forget about it