question; inquiry; enquiry
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
with a friendly grin; smilingly
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
at first; in the beginning; originally
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
so many countries, so many customs
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream