to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
change in the law; legal reform
use of separate surnames by a married couple
one's original family name; maiden name
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to see through; to see the true nature of something
go that far; to that extent
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
January; first month of the lunar calendar
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to