to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
question; inquiry; enquiry
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to understand; to make out
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
sense of values; values; value system
instant; moment; for an instant
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to have a relationship; to have relations
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
particularly; only; in the case of
impossible; unlikely; improbable
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
rather; sooner; preferably
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to cross the line; to go too far
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs