look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
radiant smile; contented smile
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to bring back; to restore
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
finishing blow; coup de grâce
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty