what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to search for; to seek for; to look for
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
on the sea; surface of the sea
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
few decades; many decades; several decades
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
writing; composition; essay; sentence
living together; communal life; cohabitation
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
great hurry; great haste; rush
feigned; pretending (not to know)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to gain a victory; to win
wicker(work) (cane, rattan) chair
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
servile submission; subservience
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive