to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
rational; reasonable; logical
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
surface of the earth; ground surface
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
to jar; to creak; to grate
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
volcanic belt; volcanic zone
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
tendency; trend; inclination
remarkable; striking; obvious
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
around the world; throughout the world
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi