oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
beyond that point; after that
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
how; in what way; in what manner
what do you want?; can I help you?
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
another time; some other time
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
the two houses of legislature
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration