I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
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)
thought; consideration; thinking
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
scale; scope; plan; structure
Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to some extent; to a certain extent
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
reliance; trust; faith; confidence