half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
front; frontage; facade; main
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
it is I who should say so
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to call out; to ask someone to come
to prostrate oneself before
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
river; stream; River; the ... river
ten; 10; ten years of age
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off