and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to be found; to be discovered
(one acting as a) foster parent
to press a question; to cross-examine
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
all; entire; whole; altogether
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
discovery; detection; finding
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
our country; our land; one's own country
three; three years of age
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way