of course; certainly; naturally
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
society; the world; the times
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
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
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
emotional scars; mental trauma
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
very; much; greatly; a lot of
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
it's been a long time; long time no see
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...