to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
living thing; organism; creature; biology
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
literally; to the letter; literal
matter of time; question of time
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
from outside; from the side
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
way; method; means; resource; course
is something that; is that which
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
chain mail (armor, armour)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something