reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
in that manner; like that
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
now; the present time; just now; another; more
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to watch steadily; to stare
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to be perturbed; to be agitated
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
belief; faith; conviction
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
genuine article; real thing; real deal
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
perfect; complete; flawless
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
counterexample; counter-example