conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
woman; female; feminine gender
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
student (esp. a university student)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
editor (in publishing, etc.)
author; writer; novelist; artist
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
don't you think?; indicates question
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
together; at the same time; same; identical
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)