something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
sorry; excuse me; thank you
honorific/polite/humble prefix
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
older brother; elder brother
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
even though; despite; when
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
caller; visitor; company; guest
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to concern; to be related
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
almost every day; almost daily
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
in this way; thus; such; uh...
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
in person; personally; directly
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
that is to say; so that means
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)