something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
Japanese parrotfish (Calotomus japonicus)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
stifled (laughter); simmering
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two times; twice; two degrees
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer