true state; actual condition; reality
popular; common; commonplace
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
novel; original; new; innovative
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
not worth considering; out of the question
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
ambiguous; polysemous; equivocal; having many meanings
how long; how much; to what extent
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything