endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
in the meanwhile; during the time
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
living thing; organism; creature; biology