real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
compelling force; legal force
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
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.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
particularly; only; in the case of
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to have an idea; to have a clue
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
don't worry about it; forget about it
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward