incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to lose one's way; to get lost
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
sunlight; rays of the Sun
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
incident; affair; happening; event
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like