to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
nod; inclination of the head
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
different opinion; objection
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
doorknob; door knob; door handle
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
looking over someone's shoulder
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus