that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
meaning; significance; sense
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
birth; creation; formation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
in that way; thus; so; so?
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...