on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
how have you been?; (lit.) nothing (untoward) has happened, has it?
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
in the hospital; hospitalized
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
with a clink (click, clack)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
surely; certainly; without doubt
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to go out and away; to leave
moment; brief space of time
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
verbal message; word (from someone)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation