to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
tall figure; high stature
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?