to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to apologize; to apologise
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to be silent; to say nothing
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
work-in-progress; working state
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to examine someone's expression
say-not monkey (one of the three wise monkeys)
to say no more; to sink into silence
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
Gashadokuro; mythical giant skeleton monster
chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
such ... as; or some such
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very