to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
one by one; one after another; successively
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
very interesting; of great interest
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
again; once more; a second time
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to volunteer
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
notice; attention; observation
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
sense of smell; olfaction
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality