to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
really; truly; indeed; good grief
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to face on; to look out on to
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
of course; certainly; naturally
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)