frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
imagination; supposition; guess
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
existence; possession; having; limited company
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
gossip; corner of the mouth
form; shape; figure; visage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
really; truly; indeed; good grief
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
beginning; outset; first; onset
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to collect; to assemble; to gather
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
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 laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
function; facility; faculty; feature
paper dolls floated downriver on March 3
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
in the same way as; just like