simply; merely; only; solely
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
confections; sweets; candy; cake
story; tale; talk; discussion
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
corridor; hallway; passageway
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation