strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
although I say; although one might say; although called
simply; merely; only; solely
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
offender; criminal; culprit
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
as (for); for; in the capacity of
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)