consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
no!; no no!; no, not at all
two persons; two people; pair; couple
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
gossip; corner of the mouth
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
hard (life); tough (world)
society; the world; the times
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to give directions; to issue instructions
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
bringing; taking; carrying
step; stride; counter for steps
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
behind; in the rear; in back
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together