dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
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
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
so; therefore; and; (and) then
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to begin to walk; to set out
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
the other day; a few days ago
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
deep emotion; strong feelings
a long, long time ago; very long ago
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
rather; better; instead; if anything
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how