to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
sugar content (e.g. in degrees Brix)
rising; ascending; climbing
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(some) more; even more; longer; further
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate