confirmation; certification; ascertainment
to close (one's eyes); to shut
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
pretext; pretense; pretence
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
whichever one chooses; either way
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
cooperation; collaboration
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
desperation; struggle to the death
such; this sort of; like this
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
otherwise; or else; if not
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
light; easy; non-serious; minor
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
feel (of a material); texture
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious