with a friendly grin; smilingly
while; during; while; although; all; both
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
while; even though; despite
two persons; two people; pair; couple
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
meaning; significance; sense
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to spit out; to eject; to dump
physical condition; state of health; shape
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
few decades; many decades; several decades