origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
distant look; faraway look
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in this way; thus; such; uh...
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to throw into; to toss into
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
at work; in the midst of work; working
adds force or indicates command
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)