details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
simple and clear; plain and simple
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
beginning; outset; first; onset
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
with a friendly grin; smilingly
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
having said that; on the other hand
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to put someone to work; to make someone work
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
pregnancy; conception; gestation
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally