by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
blood is thicker than water
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
moving tale; impressive tale
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
guess; speculation; supposition
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
with no effort at all; easily
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
near oneself; close to one; familiar
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
lubriciousness; lust; wantonness; lasciviousness; lechery; lewdness
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
trend; tendency; movement; attitude