it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
though; even if; whether ... or ...
not caring; not giving a damn
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
messy room; dirty room; unclean room
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
classified document; confidential document
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
main question; real issue at hand
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
opposite side; opposition
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to affect; to impact; to influence
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
usually; under usual circumstances
custom; habit; customary practice
environment; circumstance
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with