reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
guess; speculation; supposition
very interesting; of great interest
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
such ... as; or some such
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
preface; introduction; preamble
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
somehow; for some reason or other
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)