talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as (for); for; in the capacity of
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
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)
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
nothing but; except; no more than
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
while; even though; despite
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade