to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
few decades; many decades; several decades
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
in good health; alive and well; going strong
method of operation; operating procedure
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
accomplishment; execution
several years; a few years
way one walks; one's walk
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
alien (from another planet)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to detain; to check; to restrain
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
primeval forest; virgin forest
town; city; municipal; urban
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to push aside; to push one's way through
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
Island; insula; island; islet
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly