or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
unexpected result; upset; surprise
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
audience; spectator; spectators
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
very; extremely; excessively
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
young tuna (esp. northern bluefin tuna under 1 meter)
so; like this; in this way
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on