a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to attempt; to test; to try out
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
such; like that; that sort of; very
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
level ground; horizon; field of view
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
opening fully; full throttle; full power
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
store interior; inside of a shop
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour