once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
that is to say; so that means
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
question; inquiry; enquiry
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
called; known as; that; to say
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
derailment; digression; deviation
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
clearing one's throat; cough
then; well; so; well then
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply