function; facility; faculty; feature
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
tone (of voice); manner of talking
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
feeling; sense; impression
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to press a question; to cross-examine
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
question; inquiry; enquiry
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
reopening; resumption; restarting
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
speaking of ...; as for ...