when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
that; the matter in question
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
if you think about it; come to think of it
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
determination; resolution
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
this for sure; certainly is
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to search for; to seek for; to look for
that day; the very same day
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road