even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
story; tale; talk; discussion
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
now; the present time; just now; another; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
while; even though; despite
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
in that way; thus; so; so?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
outside of; not covered by
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless