lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to be surprised; to be astonished
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
such; this sort of; like this
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to recall; to remember; to recollect
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground