that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
how; in what way; how about
to ask; to enquire; to query
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
beginning; outset; first; onset
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
suddenly; all of a sudden
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)