that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be found; to be discovered
female high-school student
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
same crime; being equally guilty
consequence; outcome; result; blame
and yet; though; when; in spite of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in this way; thus; such; uh...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
how; in what way; how about
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work