to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
incident; affair; happening; event
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
social relationship; social context
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
equality; impartiality; evenness
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
good humour (humor); good mood
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
guidance; leadership; leading the way
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care