roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
genius; prodigy; natural gift
for this very reason; that is exactly why
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
influence; effect; impact
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
had better ...; had better not ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
don't you think?; indicates question
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
decision; determination; resolution
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to pass (of time); to elapse
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
that; the matter in question
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit