honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
platform; home; home base; home plate
to make an appearance; to show up
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to attempt; to test; to try out
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat