or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
woman; female; feminine gender
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to redeem (from sin); to save
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
old friend; familiar face
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
personal; individual; private
of course; certainly; naturally
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to have an eye on; to zero in on