language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
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)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
existence; being; presence
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
and then; and so; and; so then
then; well; so; well then
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
something; some kind of; for some reason
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
muttering voice; murmuring voice
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
I see; that's right; indeed
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)