noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
if it is (the case that ...)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly