to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
inattention; absent-mindedness
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
confidence; trust; faith; credit
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to be perturbed; to be agitated
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
decision; determination; resolution
to hide; to keep to oneself
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
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 could say that; that might be so
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
how much; how many; to what extent
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe