to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
virile; tough; masculine; intense
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to govern; to manage; to subdue
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
content-free chat; idle gossip
woman; female; feminine gender
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
oracle; revelation; divine message
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
something wrapped in cloth
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need