what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
how can (one) do something
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
improvement of relations; rapprochement
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
due to the fact that; because of
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
that's the way it is; such is life
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
present (brought by a visitor); gift
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to begin talking; to open up
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger