that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
skill; dexterity; proficiency
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
funny story; funny anecdote
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
go that far; to that extent
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
scenery; scene; landscape
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)