why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to stiffen; to become stiff
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
long military service; having experienced many battles
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
long time; long interval; for quite some time
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
small; fine; detailed; stingy
observation; survey; watching
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
something like ...; something called ...
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)